royalpatiala.in News Impact: Health Minister orders Rajindra Hospital authorities to give report in 48 hours
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ August 18,2023
On August 17, 2023, News Portal royalpatiala.in highlighted the fiasco of the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) scheme in the home district of Punjab health minister Dr Balbir Singh, due to which children of 7-8 districts are suffering for no fault of their.
Immediately, taking cognizance of the royalpatiala.in News “In Punjab health minster’s home town, children of one third Punjab are suffering” health minister Dr Balbir Singh asked the Rajindra Hospital authorities to report the matter in 48 hours.
While confirming the same Dr Balbir Singh, health minister Punjab said “ I had checked the problem of Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) scheme and this is only in Govt Medical college,Patiala , Govt Rajindra Hospital, Patiala and not in other two medical colleges-Amritsar and Faridkot of the state. I had instructed the state nodal officer at Chandigarh to call the concerned staff of Patiala Medical College and solve the issue on priority. It’s due to the negligence of officials. Moreover, I’ll also review the same, again on Monday and assure you to sort this issue in coming days.”
royalpatiala.in News Impact: Health Minister orders Rajindra Hospital authorities to give report in 48 hours, as highlighted in these columns that in Punjab health minster’s home town children of one third Punjab are suffering, for no fault of their. As per available information, from the last few months, children of around 7-8 districts of Punjab enrolled with Government Medical College, Patiala under RBSK scheme are suffering as they are not getting any medicine, proper treatment from the Rajindra Hospital or the empanelled medicine supplier as the supplier has stopped giving the medicine due to non clearance of their pending dues and the non-availability of medicines at Jan Aushadhi Kendra of the Rajindra Hospital.
Govt Medical College-cum- Rajindra Hospital, Patiala is empanelled for treatment of children with serious ailments that are non treatable at govt dispensaries, civil hospitals, under RBSK scheme. There are six departments of Govt Rajindra Hospital namely Eye, ENT, Cardiology, Plastic Surgery, Orthopedics and Pediatrics that are authorized to treat the children for various ailments and have a department wise nodal officer. Govt Rajindra Hospital Medical Superintendent is the incharge of the scheme.
In Punjab health minster’s home town, children of one third Punjab are suffering
